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Young Men Spike Religion Importance, Attendance Flat, Trump Link

5/5/2026

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Surveys show a sharp rise in young men’s reported importance of religion while their church attendance stays equal to young women’s.
A 2024-2025 Gallup poll finds 42% of U.S. men aged 18-29 consider religion very important, with 40% attending church monthly.
Conservative outlets tout a religious revival, despite post-2024 election surveys showing 56% of these men voted for President Donald Trump, linked to far-right framing of religion as a lifestyle.

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Surveys show a sharp rise in young men’s reported importance of religion while their church attendance stays equal to young women’s.
A 2024-2025 Gallup poll finds 42% of U.S. men aged 18-29 consider religion very important, with 40% attending church monthly.
Conservative outlets tout a religious revival, despite post-2024 election surveys showing 56% of these men voted for President Donald Trump, linked to far-right framing of religion as a lifestyle.